Written by: Staff, on July 20th, 2010
Officially putting the “Viva Cuba” campaign to rest, the Cuba Tourist Board unveiled their new global marketing campaign “ Auténtica Cuba ”
In addition to the launch, attendees welcomed visiting Cuban vice-minister, Maria Elena Lopez, as well as introduced Cuba’s new director, Ruben Jimenez.
Jimenez, who will be based out of the tourist board’s Toronto office, had this [...]
Written by: Staff, on September 13th, 2009
Dozens of Cubans, hoping to use their private cars as taxis, lined up outside the Transport Ministry’s office today in central Havana. They were waiting to apply for a taxi license, an option that hasn’t been available to Cuban citizens in a decade.
According to sources, Cuba stopped granting new licenses for private taxis in October [...]
Written by: Staff, on May 10th, 2009
With the landscape of tourism set to change, possibly forever, Cuba´s state owned Transtur, sole national car rental company which collectively controls brands such as REX, Havanautos and CubaCAR is furiously working to modify its 2009 new car purchase allotment to include a high percentage of automatic vehicles. Unlike European tourists who predominantly drive stick [...]
Written by: Steve, on October 29th, 2008
Pretty much like most of you, we at the CubaBlog have been glued to the comments of the future elect and upcoming president of the United States. Whoever it is next week, it would appear that change is in the pipeline. Obama´s pipe appears less obstructed than Mc Cain´s but, both have made quite a [...]
Written by: Staff, on August 20th, 2008
In 1512, after two previous settlements, the town of San Cristóbal de La Habana was finally established [...]
Written by: Staff, on August 18th, 2008
Tell other travelers what happened: Bad Car? No Car? Bribes? Police checks? Insurance issues? Car hire companies? Car hire staff?